Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I know , you only got to look at the VAT ai n't you for starters |
| 2 | Others merely want to look at the engine . |
| 3 | One only has to look at the Shropshire structure plan in which I was involved last year , and the Department of the Environment in that case had allowed the facility for new settlement without locational criteria . |
| 4 | One only has to look at the woodcuts of Henri II 's entry into Rouen in 1550 — which Mary very probably witnessed — to get a breath-taking impression of the splendour of royal pageantry , with the king himself riding on a chariot of immense size and grandeur , accompanied by heavily caparisoned elephants . |
| 5 | One only has to look at the statistics to see how unrepresentative Xuxa 's world is . |
| 6 | One only has to look at the halving of the value of the youth training allowance and the way in which young people between the ages of 16 and 18 can no longer claim benefit , including housing benefit . |
| 7 | To see how destructive such an inflation can be , one only has to look at the hyperinflation which occurred in Germany in 1922–23 . |
| 8 | One only has to look at the achievements of David Gower , Monica Seles , John McEnroe and Jimmy White , to mention just a few , to realise that left-handers can excel at their chosen sport . |
| 9 | You 've only got to look at the history of religion , especially Christianity , to see that at as the guys who went round flagellating themselves also went around killing other people if they did n't believe in the right religion and that unfortunately er happens all too often . |
| 10 | You 've only got to look at the table . |
| 11 | One only needed to look at the Government Training Centre at Boucher Road in West Belfast for a good example . |
| 12 | Paige strove for rationality in a world that was suddenly threatening to dissolve at the seduction of touch and tone . |
| 13 | Lengths should be overlapped , and only cut to fit at the ends , as hessian can shrink as it dries . |
| 14 | ‘ You only had to look at the faces sitting around the table at base camp to know that they were physically and mentally finished . ’ |
| 15 | They only had to look at the floor of her cockpit to prove that . |
| 16 | Marcus did n't care what Wilson said , you only had to look at the guy . |
| 17 | They only had to wince at the racket for 20 minutes or so . |
| 18 | - Elizabeth Rex , chairman of the Harwich Conservative Association ‘ You only have to look at the way we have annoyed the Establishment and the professions to gauge the success of our populist policies . ’ |
| 19 | You only have to look at the press and television to see how impatient many in our society are . |
| 20 | Murder mysteries are something of a British tradition — you only have to look at the popularity of thriller novels and TV ‘ whodunits ? ’ , for example . |
| 21 | He added : ‘ You only have to look at the figures for fire deaths in hotels to see this is not a problem . |
| 22 | We only have to look at the interest being shown , especially in public sector institutions , in recruiting their students from a wide social background . |
| 23 | You only have to look at the balance sheet its treasurer John Lister will present to its annual meeting in December , a million pounds sitting on reserve . |
| 24 | You only have to look at the unemployment amongst married women who would like to be teachers . |
| 25 | You only have to look at the number of visitors going to places such as Nepal er to see the increase there , to see how important this connection be . |
| 26 | ‘ You only have to look at the number of players with top clubs in the present squad — Arsenal 's Steve Morrow is another example — and it 's obvious there 's hope for the future . |
| 27 | If anyone wants to judge the competence of government in industry they only have to look at the results of our nationalised companies as a guide . |
| 28 | If you want an illustration of that you only have to look at the words of President Reagan . |
| 29 | Inevitably there will be much improved functionality , and more features — you only have to look at the difference between DOS 4.01 and DOS 5 to see that . |
| 30 | You only have to look at the restaurants that are popular now — bistros , even the workman 's cafe . ’ |